Like the idea of paying without having to swipe, insert or relinquish your card to a store clerk? Contactless payments are on the rise around the world and allow you to speed through checkout with a simple tap of a contactless-enabled payment terminal. In this video, Visa explains how the near-field communication (NFC) technology in contactless cards and payment-enabled devices, like your smartphone or smartwatch, works to enable fast payments using the same dynamic security as EMV chip cards.
Tap to pay with Visa
Check out quickly and safely with your contactless card or payment-enabled device anywhere you see the Contactless Symbol.
Just one second: What happens when we pay?
VisaNet, one of the world's most secure and reliable networks, processes 160 billion transactions a year. Here, follow a single transaction as it travels the world in less than a second.